Ruminant Formula for the Future: Nutrition or Pathology
Ruminant Formula for the Future: Nutrition or Pathology
Author(s): Sylvie Andrieu and Helen WarrenIn an ever changing market, ruminant milk and meat production must continually develop cost-effective ways to promote animal health, performance and product safety. Food safety and traceability, as well as animal welfare are beginning to play key roles in consumer decisions. However, these deliverables can often increase already excessive production costs meaning that producers must look to new technologies, such as nutritional solutions, in order to maximise production efficiency. The link between animal nutrition and health is well founded and now needs to be exploited further in order to ensure a progressive industry. It is becoming clear that nutritional influences at pivotal stages in dairy and beef production can positively impact rumen and gut health and, subsequently, performance. There has been particular focus on transition period and antioxidant nutrition, acknowledging the changing needs of the modern, high-producing animal. The threat of mycotoxins highlights the issue of climate change and its impact on modern animal production. Solutions are required that minimise or eliminate that threat if the issue is to remain and effective knowledge transfer initiatives must be integrated into all advisory services. 'Ruminant formula for the future: nutrition or pathology? Elevating performance and health' unites the relevant expertise of researchers from across the globe. Pertinent topics, such as calf management and cow lameness are discussed in conjunction with novel protocols aimed at the reduction of production pathologies and the promotion of rumen and gut health. This book is aimed at nutritionists, veterinarians, consultants and animal producers, as well as animal and biological science researchers and students.
Availability: In Print
Publication date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
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Extent: 96pp
ISBN: 978-90-8686-105-7
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Improving cattle health: knowledge transfer and motivation
- Introduction
- Farmers’ motivation and mindset
- Different types of communication adapted to farmers’ needs
- The source of information
- Discussion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Introduction
- Colostrum
- Colostrum management
- Liquid and dry calf nutrition
- Conclusion
- References
- Introduction
- Over-conditioning and fatty liver
- Negative energy balance
- Milk fever and subclinical hypocalcaemia
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
- Conclusions
- References
- Introduction
- Anatomy of the claw and biomechanical function
- Cell and molecular biology of horn production
- Dietary management and rumen acidosis
- The impact of specific nutrients
- Conclusions
- References
- Introduction
- Mycotoxins in the diet of dairy cows
- Mycotoxicosis in dairy cattle
- Mycotoxins and the immune system
- Targets of intervention
- Conclusions
- References
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